Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Preparing for Falls Prevention Awareness Day

Learn how you can participate in Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD), recognized September 22, by attending a free webinar on August 28 hosted by the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The webinar will explore:

the issue of older adult falls in the United States

effective strategies for bringing greater awareness to older adult falls prevention and how organizations can participate in FPAD

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) toolkit for health care providers to assess falls risks, create action plans to reduce risk, and link patients to community-based programs

funding options, including Medicare coverage for falls and Title IIID falls prevention community program funding